Players like Sweden's Nik Edin and Canada's Jennifer Jones, who hold the distinction of most games ever curled in Vegas in men's and women's competition respectively. Starting in 2007, however, sweepers were eliminated to create a true "doubles" game, and any sweeping is to be done by either the thrower or the skip. A stellar field that includes Canadian, world and Olympic champions from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean will be in London, and the host Team Canada (there will be no U.S. representation this year) will be in the rare position of seeking to avenge a defeat after losing last year’s Continental Cup in Las Vegas.It will be Team Europe wearing the mantle of defending champion following its victory in Las Vegas, ending a dry-spell that saw the overseas squad lose six straight editions of the Continental Cup, going back to its most recent previous victory in 2012 at Langley, B.C.The last time the event was staged in London, in 2018, Team World (which had Asian teams in the lineup for that year’s event) came agonizingly close to ending that slump; the two sides ended four days of competition in an deadlock — 30 points apiece — forcing a sudden-death draw-to-the-button scenario.It was Team North America’s Brad Gushue who saved the day for the home team, as he outdrew Team World’s Thomas Ulsrud in front of a packed house at the Sports Centre at Western Fair District.Subject to availability, single-draw tickets will go on sale on Nov. 19, ranging in price from $20 to $45 per draw. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.As always, the home team will have a deep lineup — four teams have qualified already, and the final two will be the men’s and women’s champions at the 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup Nov. 27-Dec. 1 in Leduc, Alta.Already qualified for Team Canada are teams skipped by Tim Hortons Brier champ Kevin Koe of Calgary, Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion Chelsea Carey of Calgary, as well as Brendan Bottcher of Edmonton and Rachel Homan of Ottawa; the latter two qualified based on their 2018-19 Canadian Team Ranking System performance.The format will remain the same as the Las Vegas event, save for one change — a mixed doubles draw is being dropped, replaced by an additional draw of the popular mixed scramble, in which teams are blended to form new lineups.But standing in the way of a Canadian victory will be a powerhouse Team Europe lineup that will be brimming with confidence after last year’s win in Las Vegas.The early demand for full-event packages has prompted a Nov. 15 deadline on package sales:
This was the fourth time the event is being held in Paradise and the fourth time outside Canada. Also subject to availability, youth tickets will be available for purchase during the event at a price of $15. Team lineups, new ticket packages confirmed for 2020 Continental Cup in London A fired-up home team will be looking to feed off the energy supplied by a packed arena when the 2020 Continental Cup , presented by Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing takes place Jan. 9-12 at The Sports Centre at Western Fair District in London, Ont. (Photo, Curling Canada/Michael Burns)The braintrust for Team Canada will be just as formidable, with Coach Jeff Stoughton leading the way, and support from the husband-and-wife tandem of Heather (Assistant Coach) and David Nedohin (Captain).And it will be the exact same lineup that prevailed in Las Vegas — reigning world champs Niklas Edin (Sweden) and Silvana Tirinzoni (Switzerland), Olympic gold-medallist Anna Hasselborg of Sweden, along with Peter de Cruz (Switzerland) and the Scottish tandem of Eve Muirhead and Bruce Mouat.Also returning will be the Team Europe staff of Coach David Murdoch of Scotland, Captain Fredrik Lindberg of Sweden and Assistant Coach Christoffer Svae of Norway.And based on the results of an early ticket sales drive, fans in London need to act quickly if they want to watch the world’s best curlers under one roof go head to head in curling’s version of the Ryder Cup.© 2020 CURLING CANADA. In the past, six points would have been given for a win, and three points would have been given for a tie. Team World/Europe has won the Cup six times.Each singles match is determined based on a points system (with 0 for missing the shot entirely, 1 if the shot remains in play but outside the house, and higher points based on where the shooter eventually lands, up to a maximum of 5 points if the shooter reaches the button), and the team with the higher score wins the game. As of 2020, Team North America/Team Canada has won the Continental Cup ten times. This week, all of the reigning World and Olympic curling champions are competing in the WFG Continental Cup from January 17-20 in Las Vegas.
All 24 players on each side were required to play in either a sweeping or throwing role in this format.
Curling’s version of golf’s Ryder Cup pits Team North America against Team World. It also illustrates that the majority of events have taken place in Canada, though four have taken place in the United States (in Las Vegas, Nevada).The points for the skins games were distributed as follows:Prior to 2007, each team consisted of two sweepers and two throwers, where one man and one woman was to play each position. Three of the shots must be in-turns, while the other three must be out-turns, with the shots set up according to their chosen type of turn. The team throwing first in one shot (which will be the same team in all three matches) will throw second in the next shot. The right to make the first shot in the runthrough alternates between the two teams every year.A list of the championships illustrates the variations in the competition's participants over the last two decades. The six shots are as follows:To determine the singles matchups, one team captain must choose one rink while the other captain chooses the rink opposing them. The 2019 World Financial Group Continental Cup was held from January 17 to 20 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. One captain will choose first for the first women's matchup and the second men's matchup, while the other captain chooses first for the first men's matchup and the second women's matchup.